TMC supremo accused the EC of “acting at the behest of the BJP” and alleged that the poll panel had given time to the PM to finish his two rallies tomorrow (Thursday).

Kolkata: A furious Mamata Banerjee lashed out at the Election Commission and PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday after the poll panel barred election campaigning in West Bengal from 10 pm on Thursday, claiming that the decision was taken to “sabotage her rallies.” The Trinamool Congress supremo accused the EC of “acting at the behest of the BJP” and alleged that the poll panel had given time to the PM to finish his two rallies tomorrow (Thursday).

Terming the EC decision as “unfair, unethical and politically biased,” the West Bengal chief minister said, “Tomorrow Modi has a rally in Bengal and after that campaigns will stop. Is this a democratic decision?”

Livid at EC’s decision to cut short campaigning in the state following the violence during BJP chief Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata, Banerjee said, “Amit Shah created violence through his meeting, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar statue was vandalized but Modi did not feel sorry for that today. People of Bengal have taken this seriously.” She demanded that the poll panel should take “action against Shah.”

In a no-holds-barred attack on the BJP, the TMC leader alleged that the “RSS and BJP were controlling the EC” and accused the Election Commission of “continuing to favour PM Modi and BJP. “Why don't you (EC) send show cause notice to Modi and Shah? Are you working for them? We respect you (EC), you should respect other leaders too,” Banerjee.

The West Bengal CM, who is popularly known as Didi,” claimed that the campaigning ban in Bengal was being imposed in order to sabotage her rallies. She said, “This is being done to sabotage my rallies. I had my rally day after, Modi has tomorrow. I will crunch my schedule and hold as many rallies as I can tomorrow.”

Addressing a press conference in Kolkata’s Kalighat after EC had announced its unprecedented decision of campaign ban in the state, Banerjee said that she would not be moving the Supreme Court in the matter as she “respected EC’s decision.”

Additionally, the Trinamool leader also lambasted PM Modi, calling him “more than a fascist” and said that she was “ashamed to call him her Prime Minister.” She alleged that Bengal was being “targeted” because she was speaking against Modi.

Raking up the Prime Minister’s personal life, Banerjee said, “Narendra Modi you cannot take care of your wife, how can you take care of the country?”

Banerjee also claimed that the BJP had brought “goons from outside” during Amit Shah’s roadshow and blamed the BJP chief for the violence that took place yesterday. “Goons were brought from outside, they created violence wearing saffron, violence similar to when Babri Masjid was demolished.”

On Wednesday, the Election Commission invoked its plenary panel under Article 324 to cut short campaigning in the state by 24 hours in view of poll violence. It also said that ADG Intel Rajiv Kumar was relieved from his duty and was attached to the MHA. The Principal Secretary (Home) was also relieved of his charge, the poll panel said.

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Campaign curb in WB: Mamata Banerjee terms EC action 'biased'; claims decision taken to ‘sabotage’ her ralliesDescription:TMC supremo accused the EC of “acting at the behest of the BJP” and alleged that the poll panel had given time to the PM to finish his two rallies tomorrow (Thursday).Times Now